I guess the Phils literally did so last night, thanks to Oliver Perez. It's almost unbelievable you could go oh-fer with the bases loaded, yet still score 3 runs in those situations. Since our resident Phillies expert is too busy studying and trying to stay on the Dean's List, I'll say it for him: Woo hoo!
While I have the stage, one thing that irks me is when people criticize a GM for his failure to make moves, yet don't provide examples of what should have been done. Phil Sheridan in today's Philly Inquirer states "Gillick did too little in the off-season to fix the bullpen." That's all. But what were his shortcomings? Failing to offer Jose Mesa more than the $2.5 million he got from Detroit? Not giving Roberto Hernandez or LaTroy Hawkins more than $3.5 million they got from Cleveland and Colorado, respectively?
There's no help out there. Anyone that is any good got mad deals, like Jamie Walker picking up $12 million for 3 years. I love Jamie Walker and he was a great Tiger, but you can't give him 3 years at this point. Danys Baez, who blew 16 saves last year and 8 the previous season, got $19 million for 3 years.
More than likely Gillick acted responsibly rather than ineffectively.
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